Hello, I have been using this method of security ever since it was introduced with IOS 10, at 1st I didn’t like it, but since it secures my account, and I can authorize it from my phone, I got use to it. Now I know can’t nobody use my iCloud account without having my phone or another device signed into my appleID. > On Apr 1, 2017, at 4:39 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Sieghard, > > As strange as it may sound, it is possible to have a gMail address serve as > an Apple ID and in so doing, access Apple servers, instead of gMail servers, > even with a gMail email address. > > I have seen this, in fact. Generally it is not recommended as it causes far > more problems than it resolves. The only reason this kind of thing can occur > is because Apple was slow in determining the protocols for its Apple IDs, > some years back and some of these accounts slipped through the proverbial > cracks. > > However, in Matthews situation, I suspect that the email account to which he > is referring is not the same one by which he participates in this forum. > > Just a guess. > > Mark > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2017 9:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple Two-Factor Authentication Finally Enabled on all of my > Devicesand Accounts > > Hi Matthew, > > Can you be more specific? You seem to be using gmail. Are you using it via > the POP or the IMAP protocol? Whether you turn on two-factor authentication > for your Apple Id should have no connection to your gmail account which is > why I am not sure where the two interact. > I use Outlook.com for my email and I have turned on two-factor authentication > for my Microsoft account. Because of this I have to use what is referred to > as "app specific passwords" when I set up my email account in the Outlook > desktop client or on my iPhone using the mail app. I get these app specific > passwords by logging into my Microsoft account and somewhere in the security > settings there is an option to generate these, if I want to set up Outlook on > two computers and also set up my account on my iPhone I have to generate 3 > separate passwords and use a different one for each configuration. I assume > maybe if you enable two-factor authentication for your gmail account you may > have to do the same by logging into your Google account, but I'm not sure, I > do know that when I log into my Apple Id there is an option to generate app > specific passwords, but I have not run into a situation when I needed one. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > matthew dyer > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2017 7:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple Two-Factor Authentication Finally Enabled on all of my > Devicesand Accounts > > Mark, > > I am using mail for windows ten but I keep getting a message that my icloud > settings are out of date. Do I need to have a spasific password for the mail > app as I could not get things work after playing with it. HTH. > > Matthew > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: M. Taylor > Sent: Saturday, April 1, 2017 3:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Apple Two-Factor Authentication Finally Enabled on all of my > Devicesand Accounts > > Hello All, > > Well, I cannot say that it was easy, given that I have multiple Apple > accounts on a wide variety of devices including Windows 10, Windows 7, > Windows 8, Mac, iOS, etc and also that I access my various email accounts > from legacy Windows based clients but, after updating all components, > including the latest versions of the iCloud Control Panel for Windows, and, > after resurrecting a couple of old iPhones and Macs from the grave to serve > as on the fly trusted devices, all of my products are now protected via > Two-Factor authentication. > > I dare say that most will not find the upgrade to two-factor as arduous as I > so, I do recommend upgrading if you have both the time and patience to learn > the entire process. > > To those of you who only have one device? I say go for it as you will be > prompted for a telephone number that can always provide the on the fly code > you will need to login to new Apple devices or any web browsers. The best > thing is that once you select to trust the device or web browser, you will > not be prompted for the security code again, unless you choose to be > prompted. > > I have spent the past two days really putting two-factor authentication on > all of my devices and products to the test and I must say that it performs > as beautifully as Apple claims, including when it is necessary to generate > an application-specific password for non-apple legacy clients such as older > versions of Outlook or Thunderbird. > > Keep in mind that this is something that you do not want to rush through. > Take your time and read all of the information that is displayed during the > upgrade process as it will help you a great deal. > > One more thing, I strongly suggest that before you decide to upgrade to > two-factor, that you login to http://appleid.apple.com and familiarize > yourself with the site because after upgrading to two-factor for longer than > 30 days, the only way you will be able to turn it off is by logging into > that site with a verification code from either a trusted device/phone > number. > > Good Luck to you all and I'll see you on the other side of the security wall > (smile). > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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